New York will begin releasing certain incarcerated individuals early as part of a new initiative by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to address ongoing staffing shortages in state prisons.
A sixth Marcy corrections officer has been charged with murder in the beating death of inmate Robert Brooks back on December 9, 2024. That brings the total of employees at Marcy charged in the incident to ten.
Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the New York State Prison System continue to rise. The President of the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association has tested positive for COVID-19.